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Carboxyethylgermanium sesquioxide

CAS 12758-40-6

Also registered as 7 other CAS numbers

126595-07-1 · 27031-31-8 · 31434-91-0 · 69992-83-2 · 83172-76-3 · 122402-75-9 · 1576423-70-5

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Carboxyethylgermanium sesquioxide in plain language

What it is

Also known as Propagermanium · Repagermanium · .beta.-carboxyethylgermanium sesquioxide · 3,3'-(1,3-Dioxodigermoxane-1,3-diyl)dipropanoic acid · Bis (2-CARBOXYETHYLGERMANIUM)SESQUIOXIDE · Bis(carboxyethyl)germanium sesquioxide

Show all 15 names

Organic germanium · Propanoic acid, 3,3'-(1,3-DIOXO-1,3-DIGERMOXANEDIYL)BIS- · Proxigermanium · Rapagermanium · 2-Carboxyethylgermasesquioxane · 3,3'-(Dioxodigermoxanylene) dipropanoic acid · Arlamol geo · Bis-beta-carboxyethylgermanium sesquioxide · Carboxylethylgermanium sesquioxide

What it does

Used in consumer products as a conditioner.

  • Conditioner
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Carboxyethylgermanium sesquioxide appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Carboxyethylgermanium sesquioxide yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

4 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated 2019-12-20

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

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  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

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Reference links (1)
Openfda substance

germaniumsesquioxide.com

Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Carboxyethylgermanium sesquioxide in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Named organisations

3

Typical roles

Conditioner
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